The WTFNaina series wasn’t as entertaining as I’d hoped it would be. It was more “confrontational” or negative as far as I can tell. And not for you folks reading…

Part One was broadcast / published last week. All podcast episodes are on naina.co/tnre In Part Two, I talk about my first ever client photography gig in 2006. When I…

Considering how much I talk, I’ve never talked about my journey. I thought about blogging it but I realized I’d probably end up writing a lot and I would ramble.…

What are “fake” followers? Is there a way to figure out if someone else has fake followers? How can you tell if you have fake followers? Is there any advantage…

Sometimes, I think I should call this podcast, “I don’t know what I’m talking about” and not because I suffer from a crippling ego problem due to Impostor Syndrome but…

Talking a bit about Aadhaar ( wrote a piece on the blog if you’d like to educate yourself about the basics ) and GST ( how it is different from…

Things to consider when you - as a brand - start looking for Influencers. I get into details of the notecard that was introduced in the last podcast episode. Influencer's Presence + Influencers who are Specialists & Generalists + Influencer References ( Media Kit / Client List ) + Content Quality and Production + Content Licensing + Disclosure Handling + Preference for Direct or via Agency relationship with the Influencer. Enjoy! And thank you for listening / watching. What do you think about this series? Is there something I'm completely missing? Am I talking about stuff that's too basic? Am I making any sense? Would love to know!

Finally! 52 weeks of this podcast. A whole year! Unbelievable eh - at least to me! And the seventh edition in the Influencer Marketing for Brands series! ( I'm talking about - from a brand's point-of-view - who or what is an "influencer" and I also talk about where you can find these influencers. ) I get a little pedantic about things like "What is an Instagram bio?" because a lot of people are starting on this "influencer marketing" thing only in 2017 - they are new to social networks and we can all use a bit of a nudge to get started. Where will you find influencers? Ask around. Word of mouth is ideal to know who has done solid work. "Follower" counts can be and are super deceptive. Do you research, talk to other brands who have experience in working with influencers. Where did they get value from? Ask for recommendations.

Taking a break from the Influencer Marketing for Brands series and answering a question received from a blogger. Also talking a bit about the effect of being verified on Instagram ( basically, a slight uptick in blog traffic because can include links in stories - although have noticed that some non-verified accounts can also share links in stories now. )

Well hello! It is the 50th edition of my podcast! Almost a whole year of weekly episodes. Which is totally not what I had expected to do but I definitely…

How do you decide what social media channels are most relevant for sharing the content that the influencer has created for you? How do you measure the impact of your influencer marketing campaign? ( There's no silver bullet - you have to do a bit of trial and error and then figure out what works best! ) Part Four on the "Influencer Marketing for Brands" series address "relevant channels" and "measurement". I would like to re-iterate here that I am speaking from own experience of working with hundreds of brands over the years and observing what has worked and what hasn't. Considering how quickly things change in today's scenario, as a business owner, you would be wise to consider a variety of opinions, experiment and then own the process for your brand. The things I talk about might help you but I am not an expert in this arena - there are, possibly, many other people who are way more qualified to give you advice about this subject. I'm probably the only one who has a podcast / video series. I'm also probably the only one who's mad enough to put all this information out on the Internet for free. I am mad passionate about this because this is what I love doing. I thrive in this and absolutely enjoy watching a great influencer marketing plan fall into place. Regardless of whether I'm one of the influencers working with said brand!

Answering questions after Part One of Influencer Marketing for Brands aired. Questions related to whether packaging design / quality is important before reaching out to Influencers, how many influencers to…

After 44 episodes focusing on better work practices for Bloggers / Influencers, this 45th episode onwards, I will be focusing on how brands can work with Influencers / Bloggers. Things…

Addressing the subject of “sourcing”. The number of emails I receive weekly with this brand and that brand “inviting” me to “source” from their latest collection. The confusion amongst brands…

The 43rd episode of me podcast ( I’m channeling accent and dialog from the Happy Valley show on Netflix ) is where I talk about the latest book I’m reading.…

Please excuse all the video cuts toward the end and the out-of-sync audio. I don’t know what happens sometimes to the mobile phone that I use to record these. This…

A fellow-entrepreneur, solo independent contractor recently reached out to me to ask me business was faring considering how open I was about the challenges I faced. They wanted to know…